AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University's Department of Architecture has been
ranked one of the best values for architecture education by the editors of
DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions.

Iowa State's architecture program was fifth in the publication's ranking of
40 schools that have non-resident tuition of less than $19,999 per year. The
rankings appear in the publication's current issue.

The DesignIntelligence rankings were based on a program's rating by
practitioners; selectivity; culture and learning environment; technology,
studios and library resources; reputation of the dean, faculty and students;
and cost of tuition.

The publication also asked architecture firms to rank the academic programs
in their own regions of the country. Architects in the Midwest ranked Iowa
State's undergraduate architecture program number two in the region.